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Prefects Gideon Evans ’25, Nyla Shelton ’24, Caroline Cosgrove ’26, Sarah Anschell ’26, Print Managing Editor Davis Marks ’24, Assistant A&E Editor Sasha Aghnatios ’25 and Ellie Borris ’25 pose at Big Bear Lake.

Councils bond and prepare for the year at retreats in Big Bear

Samuel Glassman and Camryn Banafsheha
August 27, 2023

Prefect Council and Community Council traveled to Big Bear Lake for their annual retreats on Aug. 10-12 and 12-13, respectively. Head Prefect Bari LeBari ’24 said the purpose of retreat is to help...

Administration hosts support sessions with Jewish advocate

Administration hosts support sessions with Jewish advocate

Samuel Glassman
March 22, 2023

Jewish Community Organizer and advocate Brian Hertz begun his monthly after-school presentations about Jewish identity and antisemitism Feb. 23 and March 9. Hertz currently serves as the Assistant Director...

Students wait in line to get pizza from the Joe's Pizza truck.

Prefect Council brings Joe’s Pizza food truck

Samuel Glassman
February 5, 2023

Prefect Council brought Joe's Pizza to campus Jan. 27 for a Food Truck Friday event. With their IDs, students were able to purchase either one slice of cheese or pepperoni pizza and a soda for $5, or two...

Jewish activist Ben Freeman speaks to the upper school community in Taper Gym.

Jewish activist Ben Freeman speaks on antisemitism

Alexander Dinh and Samuel Glassman
November 22, 2022

Jewish author, educator and DEI specialist Ben Freeman spoke to the Upper School on Oct. 25 following recent incidents of antisemitism. Freeman was brought in to speak soon after several Nazi swastikas...

Wrestling holds first ever red vs. black dual meet

Wrestling holds first ever red vs. black dual meet

Samuel Glassman
November 15, 2022

A bracket of several inter-squad style winner take all boys' wrestling matches were held in Hamilton Gymnasium to determine starting varsity and junior varsity slots for select wrestlers on the 2022-2023...

FOURTH TIME’S THE CHARM: The Community Health Office hosted COVID-19 booster and flu shot clinics in St. Saviour’s Chapel. The clinics are a continuation of the school’s work to prevent students from contracting COVID-19 and protect the community during the flu season.

Community Health Office organizes flu shot and COVID-19 vaccine clinics

Samuel Glassman
September 28, 2022

Elements Pharmacy partnered with the school to hold booster shot and flu vaccination clinics at both the middle school and upper school campuses Sept. 4-8. The booster clinics were open to faculty members,...

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